View Vacancy - DXB - Learning & Development Adviser (Learning Partner) C4(L)

The British Embassy Dubai has a vacancy for a Learning & Development Adviser (Learning Partner) to work within the Diplomatic Academy Regional Team (DART) for Africa and Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

The Diplomatic Academy Regional Teams (DARTs) provide innovative and creative learning solutions to meet the needs of the UK Government overseas. We partner with British Missions (Posts) to ensure learning is based on performance outcomes and aligned to UK Government priorities. We work to ensure that learning activities are designed to best-practice L&D standards, based on solid research and contribute to building a positive learning culture within the workplace.

We work at a fast pace with a high degree of autonomy. We need to be flexible and adept at dealing with change and ambiguity. We need to be skilful at working across cultures and resourceful to ensure we always deliver, even when we meet the unexpected.

You will be aware of the most recent L&D thinking and research and familiar with multiple learning channels to create effective blended learning experiences.  You will be proactive in your approach, with excellent communication skills essential to build strong relationships across the business, at all levels.

Duties and responsibilities:

- Partner with Posts and Business Partners (BP) on learning solutions

• Partner with Posts and BPs to design and deliver learning solutions that meet identified needs/ performance outcomes
• Learning experiences will use best practice L&D methodologies consistent with Modern Workplace Learning. Learning solutions will offer quality programmes and make use of appropriate technology
• Evaluate L&D solutions to ensure performance outcomes are achieved

- Facilitation

• Facilitate Leadership & Management Development programmes when required
• Support Management Development cohorts including Line Management learning sets
• Act as live or virtual facilitators, community managers, and moderators for online communities and groups
• Lead cohorts of learners through programmes of learning in support of Diplomatic Academy Faculties
• Work with Subject Matter Experts (SME) to deliver targeted learning through virtual platforms
• Develop SME L&D expertise through face to face and virtual facilitation

- Content management - Curate and manage content across key thematic areas

Key competencies required:

• Leading and Communicating - Leading from the front and communicating with clarity, conviction and enthusiasm. Supporting principles of fairness of opportunity for all and a dedication to a diverse range of stakeholders. Establishing a strong direction and a persuasive future vision; managing and engaging with people with honesty and integrity, and upholding the reputation of the Diplomatic Academy and the organisation.
• Collaborating and Partnering - Creating and maintaining positive, professional and trusting working relationships with a wide range of people within and outside the organisation to help get business done. Delivering business objectives through creating an inclusive environment, encouraging collaboration and building effective partnerships with colleagues and stakeholders, whilst having the confidence to challenge assumptions.
• Changing and Improving - Being responsive and innovative, and seeking out opportunities to create effective change. Being open to change, suggesting ideas for improvements to the way things are done, and working in 'smarter', more focused ways. Continuously seeking out ways to improve policy implementation and build a leaner, more flexible and responsive organisation, and making use of alternative delivery models including digital and shared service approaches wherever possible.
• Building Capability for All - Having a strong focus on continuous learning for oneself, others and the organisation. Being open to learning, keeping one's own knowledge and skill set current and evolving. Creating a learning and knowledge culture across the organisation to inform future plans and transformational change.

• Minimum of 5 years in a L&D and/ or OD environment either public or private sector
• Experience of partnering with very senior stakeholders
• Excellent consultative and partnering skills
• Able to communicate and facilitate both virtual and live (face to face) groups effectively
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment
• Learning design skills to devise and implement learning solutions
• Content management and curation ability
• Understanding of modern workplace learning best practice
• A passion and enthusiasm for developing people
• Excellent English language skills, both written and spoken